Author: | Clercq, M. |
Title: | The political economy of green taxes: the Belgian Experience |
Journal: | Environmental and Resource Economics
1996 : OCT VOL. 8:3, p. 273-291 |
Index terms: | ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS NATURAL RESOURCES BELGIUM |
Language: | eng |
Abstract: | This article deals with the main problems encountered with the implementation of the ecotax law in Belgium. Ecotaxes are product taxes on drink containers, throw-away products, packaging of certain industrial goods, pesticides and fytopharmaceutical products, paper and batteries. The implementation of these taxes is supervised by a special commission of experts. It proves to be a complex tax, where fiscal, political and institutional problems are serious barriers that have to be overcome. |
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